I saw someones profile on goodreads, she was putting away 100 - 200 of those cheap supernatural romance books per year. Reading at that level isnt dumb, the books arent making her stupid. That I consider the books stupid isnt ending the world.
Funny you mention that, because apparently the worst "The Shadow" and "Doc Savage" stories are coming from James Patterson dressed up as bestsellers. And I am a massive massive fan of their pulp outings.